so far so good! LOGAN5's tool works great. i'm signed into PSN and it didnt ask me to update.. people had trouble with games but i'll give a game a shot now, friends list, PSstore and all that works fine tho.

Okay this is lame. The only way I can get online with my 60gig PS3 that I paid $600 for when it was first released is to go through with this update to DOWNGRADE my console by taking away one of its features. Sony really needs to come better than this.

Okay this is lame. The only way I can get online with my 60gig PS3 that I paid $600 for when it was first released is to go through with this update to DOWNGRADE my console by taking away one of its features. Sony really needs to come better than this.

look a few posts up and click the link for a good working solution.

i tested it with borderlands online and it works great, no reduced bandwidth speed, no extra lag. its exactly like it was before having to do the bypass except for one thing.

warning: about logan5's tool
Don't use the internet on the PC you have the tool running on while using online on your PS3. it will cause a time-out after a certain short period, however, leaving the PC alone will make sure your connection with the PS3 remains stable and fast.

For those of you who would prefer to use PS3.ProxyServer.GUI instead of LG5tool, I just made a mini guide you can follow that allows you to bypass the firmware check so you can sign in to PSN while still using firmware 3.15, enabling you to keep OtherOS until George comes up with something..

- On your PS3, sign out of PSN
- Download and install PS3.ProxyServer.GUI here: http://www.ps4news.com/forums/attach...chmentid=20203
- It doesn't create shortcuts so navigate to C:\Program Files\CF3B5\PS3.ProxyServer and run PS3.ProxyServer.GUI.exe
- Type your current LOCAL IP ADDRESS (probably 192.168.*.*), you can leave the port as 8080, check PS3 Mode
- Whatever port you use must be open on your router, so if 8080 is blocked, open it now
- Go to the Replace Files tab and click Add
- In the left box, paste this address: http://fus01.ps3.update.playstation....updatelist.txt
- In the right box, click browse and find your LOCAL COPY of the 3.15 ps3-updatelist.txt file, download from here: http://www.ps4news.com/forums/attach...chmentid=20202
- Back to the Proxy Settings tab, click Start
- From your PS3's XMB, go to Settings, Network Settings, then Internet Connection Settings
- Keep everything the way you have it configured now except for the Proxy Server option, make sure you click Use
- Type the IP address and port number to your local computer (from step 4 above)
- Finish configuring, test connection, make sure it connects
- That's it. If the connection test works, you can now sign into PSN with 3.15 and bypass the 3.21 firmware check
- Note that you must keep PS3.ProxyServer.GUI running when you want to use your PS3 until we get CFW